No, it's not washing it.
There's a reason why restaurant steak tends to taste better than a steak you cook at home. From prep to finish, professional chefs master the art of cooking a cut of meat perfectly using sight, sound, ...
There is a lot of bean cooking lore out there. Some of it good advice, and some of it bad. From the ongoing debate about soaking beans, to whether adding salt to beans before they're soft makes them ...